Stacy Warren is unchallenged in his re-election bid to another four-year term on the Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors.

Friday was the deadline to file as a candidate for the five-member board, which includes three-elected members and two members appointed by the North Carolina Soil and Water Commission.

The general election is Nov. 8. Board members serve four-year terms.

Warren’s seat is the only one available this election cycle. James Allen (Pantego) and Lex Mann (Washington) are the other elected board members. Their seats will be available in the 2018 election cycle. The appointed members are Hyram Paul (Aurora) and Joe Rogers (Washington). The district has the responsibility of conserving soil, water and related natural resources within the district’s boundary. Annual and long-range programs of conservation and development within the district’s boundaries are developed and carried out with the assistance of local, state, and federal agencies, according to the district’s website.

The state commission and county districts across the state are under the umbrella of the North Carolina Division of Soil and Water.

The division works with federal, state and local partners to administer a comprehensive statewide program to protect and conserve the state’s soil and water resources. Division employees serve as staff for the state commission to help deliver conservation programs at the local level. The division provides leadership and assistance in locally led conservation to 96 local soil and water conservation districts by providing financial, technical and educational assistance to districts, landowners, agricultural producers and the public, according to the division’s website. The division provides programs in nonpoint source pollution management, including cost-share funding for installation of best management practices and securement of conservation easements; technical assistance in engineering, soils, conservation planning, nutrient and animal waste management; and support for environmental and conservation education, reads the website.

The Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation District’s office is at the Beaufort County Agricultural Center, 155-C Airport Road, Washington.